Hi Jeffers,
Welcome to the bright, shiny new forum
I think quite a few people have stopped frequenting the place and for all sorts of reasons, as I think many people think BOINC is now a bit "stale"...as many have given up their resources, but to what end? Hardly any new "big advancements" have been made in many fields, so I think a lot of people have thought "so what?" and have left.
And that's a shame as I think BOINC can do good things...the problem is finding a "good enough" project to get behind and inspire people.
So, we'll see how we fare in 2016, and hope that maybe things can be turned around?
regards
Tim